Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

pars's main and only System
IP Address: 73.22.64.236	Last Update: November 28, 2020 at 18:57:35
Amplifier:	Odyssey Stratos stereo
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Pass Aleph P
Speakers:	Von Schweikert VR-4 Gen. II
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Resolution Audio Opus 21 w/GNSC mods
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Thorens TD-320 Mk.I, TP-16 Mk.III arm, AT 440ML cart Salas Simplistic NJFET RIAA
Other Source(s):	Rotel RCD-991 modded: * THS4031 I/V opamps * AD8599 buffer opamps * both extensively bypassed (100uf Pana FM on pins, 3.3nf V+/V- * 11DQ10 Schottky rectifiers discrete I/V stage coming Rotel RCD-855, modded: * Tent XO on Pink Flea board (modified) w/direct DAC /2 bck * Discrete output stage (zero feedback rbroer design) * Amb sigma22 PSU w/sep. transformer for output stage and Flea board * Simply Physics IsoDrive
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Kimber 8TC, homebrew UP-OCC, AQ and HGA intercons, several Asylum/Bob Crump PCs
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Brickwall 8-AUD surge suppressor
Room Size (LxWxH):	24 x 24 x 14
Room Comments/Treatments:	No room treatments, could use some, but it is the living room, so WAF must apply
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Rock (Radiohead, Dandy Warhols, Garbage, Secret Machines, Curve etc. from '60s to present) Classical (Mahler, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bruckner, Stravinsky)
System Goals/Comments:	Resolution and musicality. Tonal balance and imaging also very important.
System Strengths:	Very good speakers... both my wife and I have been impressed with the sound they produce, particularly since replacing the power amp.
System Weaknesses:	Front end much better (even great IMHO) now that mods to CD player are nearing completion
Video/HT System: Separate